50 Cent

American rapper
Also known as: Curtis Jackson

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  • Public Enemy
    In hip-hop: American hip-hop in the 21st century

    …then supported New York City-born 50 Cent, who achieved multiplatinum status with 2003’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’. However, Dr. Dre remained mostly silent for the remainder of the decade, working on technology for a new brand of headphones. Those efforts would come to fruition with Beats Electronics, a consumer…

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